LEARNING RESOURCES
• DiNitto, D. M., & Johnson, D. H. (2016). Social welfare: Politics and public policy (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
o Chapter 11, “The Challenges of a Diverse Society: Gender and Sexual Orientation” (pp. 427–470)
• Lind, A. (2004). Legislating the family: Heterosexist bias in social welfare policy frameworks http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/jrlsasw31&div=45&id=&page.. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 31(4), 21–35. Retrieved from http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/jrlsasw31&div=45&id=&page=
• United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. (n.d.). About LGBTI people and human rights https://www.ohchr.org/en/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/about-lgbti-people-and-human-rights.. Retrieved from https://www.ohchr.org/en/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/about-lgbti-people-and-human-rights
• United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. (2017b). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/UDHRIndex.aspx.Retrieved from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/UDHRIndex.aspx
Watch the A Prosecutor’s Stand video in the Learning Resources and focus on the “People of the State of California v. Lionel Jackson, Maurice J. Perry” segment that tells the story of Mia Tu Mutch.
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• Describe your state’s laws on hate crimes and which groups are included in the law.
• Explain whether there are certain groups you feel should be afforded special protection. Explain why or why not.
• If your state does not have a hate crime law, explain how you as a social worker could advocate for such a law.
• If your state does have a hate crime law, explain how you as a social worker could help advocate for similar laws elsewhere.